Footrest



April 27 1926. 1,582,700

. c. $.SMITH FOOTREST Filed Jan. 12, 1925 2 sheet -sheet 1 April 271926. 1,582,700

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,UNITE. 'STTES CHARLES S. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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.Application filed January 12, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Footrests, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a footrest for a shoe'shining stand whereon isa chair for the customer, and in particular it is concerned with certainimprovements by which a pair of supports for the feet are mounted so asto be slidable forwardly and rearwardly of the chair as desired. 7 I

An embod'ment ofthis invention in a preferred form is shown in theaccompanying Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a chair pedestaltaken on line 1 1 of Fig. 2, looking down upon a platform whereon aremounted a pair of foot rests;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pedestal and platform showing also theproximate foot rest mounted thereupon;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail throughthe mounting wherein one of the footrests'is slidably received;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section therethrough on line H of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective of the shoe which is adjustably heldwithin the mounting;

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on line 7-? of Fig. 8, and is similar toFig. 1, except that the mountings for the foot rests are connecteddirectly to the chair pedestal;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail in side elevation showing-one mounting withits removable cover plate taken off; and

Fig. 10 is a transverse section taken'on line 1010 of Fig. 9.

In the drawing is shown a chair pedestal A adapted for mounting upon theusual platform B of a shoe shining stand. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, apair of adjustable foot rests C are also mounted upon the platform, oneon each side of the pedestal. Any suitable construction of chair,platform, etc., may, of course, be employed;

The present invention isconcernedentirely with the foot rest and itsmounting, which, in the form shown, consistsof-a frame 1) in the formof-an inverted boa:

Serial No. 612,249.

having front and rear walls 11 and 12, respectively. Extending laterallyfrom the base of the frame are outturned cars 13 through which screws 14or other attaching a mediums may be inserted to fasten the framesecurely to the platform.

Extending forwardly from the front wall of the frame is a base flange 15on which is rested a block 16 which may be conveniently secured in placeas through the medium of one or more screws 17. In the front wall isprovided a slot 18, the lower end of which terminates substantiallyflush with the upper face of the block, and in the rear wall 12 isanother registering slot 19, slightly longer, but otherwise verysimilar. Through these two frame slots is slidably received a bar 20having a cross section which is generally the same as the slot openings.At the forward end of the bar is carried one of the foot rests C, whilea stop member 21 is preferably arranged to the rear end thereof.

Formed in the upper face of the bar are a series of transverse notches22 any one of which is adapted to .co-operate with the lower edge of alocking plate 23 which preferably secured within the frame against theinner side of its rear wall just above the slot 19, a screw 24, or otherequivalent device, being employed to hold the plate in place. A plate ofthis kind may have its lower edge appropriately formed to engagesuccessively within each of the bar notches 22 as the bar is shiftedlengthwiseof the 7 frame. To effect a shift in the position of the barit is necessary merely that its forward end he lifted slightly tothereby lower its rear end sufficiently to effect a disengagement fromthe locking plate, following which the bar may be shifted longitudinallyto a desired position.

It is apparent that with repeated adjustments of the bar those portionsof the frame wall which are mainly subject to friction will 1 becomeworn, particularly if the frame be made of brass or any other naterialwhich lends itself readily to a high polish or ornamental finish.According to my construction the block 16 suffices to resist the wearwhich would otherwise take place at the lower end of the slot 18,andlikewise the plate 23, which may be made of hardened metal, is ampleto resist the wear at the upper end of the slot 19. Along their sides,however, the slots are not protected and in course of time might becomeso worn that the bar will play therein to an undesirable extent.

To offset any such tendency, I have provided a channeled shoe havingupper and lower flanges 2G and 27 adapted to overlie the correspondingedges of the bar. This shoe is positioned within the frame and isprovided with an outwardly extended boss in which may be formed anopening 29 adapted to receive the thrust end 30 of a setscrew 31 whichpasses through a threaded opening 32 in the frame side. A lock nut mayalso be employed to maintain the set screw in any desired position ofadjustment. By the means suggested the shoe may be held at all timesagainst one side of the bar 20 with a desired degree of pressure, thepurpose being to prevent play of the bar within the two slots which formthe guideway therefor. As wear takes place, the shoe may be furtheradjusted to compensate.

A construction answering to the preceding description may be employedwith considerable advantage, but may also be moditied withinconsiderable limits, a suggestive construction being exhibited in Figs.7 to 10 inclusive. Here is shown a. platform 13 whereon is mounted achair pedestal A carrying on each of its opposite sides a mounting I)for a slidable foot rest C similar in all respects to the constructionhereinbel'ore set forth.

Each bar mounting con'iprises, by preference, a box-like structureforming a frame which is open at the outer side adapting it to be closedby a flanged cover plate 35. A. recess 35 is formed at each end of theframe with which co-operates a complement ary recess 37 formed in thecover flanges with the result that, when the cover is secured removablyin place, as with the aid of bolts 38, the two recesses unite to form aslot. Through the slot thus formed at each end of the flillllt. isslidably extended the bar 20 whereon is carried the foot rest C. At theforward end of the frame is provided an extension tlange 39 providing asupport for a block 40 on which is rested the forward end of the bar. Alocking plate il, which is shown secured to the inner side of the rearframe wall adjacent its upper side, is adapted to engage successivelywithin each of the bar notches 2;? so as to hold the bar in a givenposition of adjustment. The baris. further secured. against play as bymeans of a channeled shoe 25 which is so positioned within the frame asto receive a lateral threat from one end of a set screw i2 which extendsthrough athreaded opening +13 in the cover plate Among the principleadvantages accruing from this invention the ease and small expense withwhich the foot rest may be constructed and assembled. It may also beformed to pres-eaten ornamental endattractive appearance, and itsfriction faces reinforced with durable materials. The support thusprovided for the foot rest is ample for all purposes, and the shiftingoperation is readily accomplished, the only preliminary step being aslight tilting sutiicient to disengage the bar from the lociiing plate.It is apparent, therefore, that the present foot rest embodies numerousfeatures wlnch may be combined together, or be used separately indifferent combinations if desired. and that the form and relationing ofthe various parts may also he modified within considerable limitswithout. departing from the spirit of my invention, as set forth in theclaims following:

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a frame, a barslidahly mounted within the frame and adapted to carry a foot rest, andmeans for exert ng a lateral pressure on the bar, comprising a shoe inengagement therewith and an adjusting device having a screw-tln'eadedconnection with the frame adapted to vary the pressure of the shoe uponthe bar, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a frame havigslotted end walls, a bar extended through the frame and slots atopposite ends thereof, the engaging faces of the bar and end walls beingsuch as to prevent rotation of the bar relative to the frame and topermit the former to slide freely through the latter, the slot at oneframe end being slightly longer in a vertical direction than the other,locking means carried by the frame adjacent the upper edge of the longerslot and so disposed relative thereto as to receive engagement from theupper edge of the bar wherein are formed notches, a block adjacent thelower edge of the other slot forming a fulcrum upon which the bar mayrock to lift its upper edge into engagement with the locking means, anda shoe rest carried by the bar end proximate to the fulcrum block,substantially as described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a frame, a barlongitudinally slidable within the frame, a foot rest carried on theforward end of the bar, a friction block at the for aid end of the frameproviding a fulcrum bearing such that the'bar may be rocked thereon tolift its rearward end, and means lixedly associated with the rearwardend of the frame for engaging with a notch in the top edge of the bar tolock the same against longi tudinal movement, substantially as described.

4:. Ina device of the hind described. the combination of a frame, a barslidablv mountedtherewithin, a foot rest carried a -'the torward end ofthe bar, and means pm loo sitioned at the rear end of the frame adaptedto engage with the upper edge of the bar wherein are formed a pluralityof notches, the said means serving to lock the bar in any selectedposition of longitudinal adjustment, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a frame whereinis mounted a longitudinally shiftable and vertically tiltable bar havingon its forward end a foot rest, and means carried by the frame adaptedto be normally engaged by one edge of the bar wherein are formed aplurality of transverse notches, the said means acting normally to lockthe bar against longitudinal movement when the bar is in a selectedforward position of adjustment, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the kind described, the

combination of a frame wherein is slidably mounted a bar whose forwardend is normally protruded from the frame, a foot rest carried on theforward end of the bar, supporting means associated with the frameproviding a fulcrum on which the bar may rock, and other meansrearwardly of the fulcrum engageable with a notch in the bar when itsforward end is subjected to the action of gravity, substantially asdescribed. 7 In a device of the kind described, the combination of aframe, a bar slidably but non-rotatably mounted therein, a shoe mountedwithin the frame and bearing laterally against the bar with anadjustable pressure, and means for locking the bar in a selected forwardposition of adjustment, substantially as described.

CHARLES S. SMITH.

